Friday, February 14, 2014

valentine's day: redux!

here is a post that i wrote in 2012 about Valentine's Day! we wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day, but for us, our big day to celebrate is February 13th! as February 13th is our big day, and i have learned over the past 13yrs together that i actually love my jambaloney more with each passing day, i thought i would just re-post what i had already written about him.

that...and the fact that we are getting ready to climb on the couch to cuddle, snack, watch movies and nap - bahahahahahah!

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this is a very meaningful day to me and jambaloney. not because of today - but because of yesterday - February 13!

13
years ago on February 13, jambaloney told me he loved me for the first
time! i near swooned and/or fainted. it was touch and go at the time
with the knees all week and my stomach doing backflips - but somehow i
managed to hold it together and tell him that i loved him, too. it was
the first time i said it to his face but i had said that i loved him
many millions of times by that point to just about anyone who would
listen to me. we had only been dating since January 19, almost a month,
but i knew the moment i looked at him that he was mine. plus there was a
big, flashing sign on his head, put there by angels, that blinked
"kymber - he's yours!!!" over and over.

i worked at my
absolute favourite job at the time. i worked with some of the greatest
colleagues and friends ever. i would walk into work, floating on air,
and dead tired from another night of no sleep. jambaloney and i used to
be phone hogs during the first few weeks of our dating, and we would
stay on the phone all night talking during the work week. we fell asleep
together so many times on the phone it's not funny! anyway i would
float into work and as i approached my desk i would hear all of the
little songbirds (my colleagues) singing - "kymber's in lerrrrrve!". i
loved it! two of my friends, J and my boss V, would invite me into V's
office for a full run-down on the previous evening's marathon phone
session. and they would ooh and ahh with me. they always said that he
sounded to good to be real, or true, for that matter! but when they met
jambaloney they fell in love with him almost as much as me. i was
fighting those women off until the time i left that job!

speaking
of fighting off women - man oh man - i have been doing that since the
first day i met him! needless to say, i am a pretty good fighter! naw,
jes' teasin' wit' ya! but i have yet to encounter a woman that doesn't
fall in love with him on sight. he is incredibly gorgeous, ya know? but
when they see how kind and generous he is - they love him more! when
they realize that he is a true and proper gentlemen (you did good,
Liz!), they love him even more! when they find out that he can fix
anything, lift anything, cook, clean and do laundry - that's when i have
to get the boxing gloves out!

did i tell you that i
won a chainsaw from the VFD raffle? no? well i did - woohoo for
jambaloney! anyway, last saturday, at the Fourchu Spaghetti and Meatball
Dinner, everyone was congratulating me on winning. one of the women
said, "now kymber, you can take the chainsaw out in the woods and
jambaloney can do the dishes"! at the exact same time, both jambaloney
and i said that he always does the dishes. i then said that he cooks,
cleans and does laundry, too! the next words out of her mouth were, "can
he please come and live with me, then?". we all laughed. but trust me,
she was dead serious. i might need to get the gloves back out soon.
jeesh!

so today is happy love day and i have a stupid,
little homemade love day gift for him. but yesterday was the important
day for us. February 13 will always be my second favourite day of the
year. January 19, the day i met him, will always be my first!

wanna
see something goofy but fills me with incredible happiness, joy, awe,
wonder and a feeling that someone so wonderful really loves me?

here's
2 pics from a summer day not too long ago. we were laying in the sun
and jambaloney braided my hair and put flowers in the braids.

i
hope he knows just how very much i love him. i know that he knows...but
i don't think anyone other than me could ever really know just how
much.

~you have no idea, babe~
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again, i hope that you all have a wonderful Valentine's Day...and be sure to tell the one that you love, that you love them, everyday, NOT just on Valentine's Day.

JW - you really got it. i love remembering those giddy moments...and i still feel them EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.

my man went ice fishing with a crew of guys yesterday and dropped me off at my friend c's. we watched a movie and then headed out on the lake to cheer the guys on. i'm blind as a bat and was looking through the crowd for jambaloney. my friend c said "there's your sweetie, kymber. there he is.". i swear, my heart near stopped and my knees went weak. i was so happy to see him. he'd been out of my sight for about 3 hours. pretty gaggy eh? bahahahahah! thank you for such a nice comment. and it's very nice to see you here!

Rob, buddy - i hope that you had a nice valentine's day, it was little Sammy's first one - woohoo! the kind words are heartfelt and i thank you for all of your kind words, here and in email, and both jam and i are glad to call you friend!

Nobody could ever doubt that you two are meant to be a couple. You have a good life and you appreciate each other. I've noticed over the years that you never take each other for granted, and that's rare indeed.

Harry, my friend, you have always been such a good friend to us and we really appreciate that. we have learned much from you. but you really get us and don't judge - even if you think we are kind of a little bit strange - bahahahah! we ARE both very lucky. lucky to have found each other and luck to have found such great internet friends. like you.

You have found your soul mate, the perfect mate who completes you!!!You both are able to finish each others sentences. Know what each other thinks before you say a word. You respect one another, never take one another for granted. You're best friends, and you communicate to one another, that is what makes a relationship work.

Yep......Soul Mates!!!! Welcome to the club my sweet friends.Sending love and hugs to you both.Sandy

sweet Sandy - i am so happy to be welcomed into your club - i KNOW how great that BDMan is and i am so happy for you! you know all of the tricks to having a wonderful, loving, supporting relationship and when times get tough, having a partner that you know you can rely on is worth more than gold.

thanks for always understanding us. and wanting the best for us. we want the best for you and yours, too! we're sending hugs back...and even remembered to put on some clothes too - bahahahah! much love! xoxoxo

Dani - you really get the flower thing. really get it. he does it all the time. and brushes my hair every night. you have yourself quite the treasure so you definitely know how to recognize another one. thanks Dani. xox

oh Jane - i swear we are somehow going to finaggle smuggling you, your family, all of your dogs, the horses, and the rest of your menangerie of rescued animals up here! you are the epitome of a nova scotian! thank you so much for your kind words! and a happy belated valentine's day to you! xoxox

I am smiling, because I reposted an old post for today also! Oh Kymber I am so happy for you and your cutie pie...and love is a many splender thing isn't it?

ps I have to let you know we received your card...I am so horrible with my response my amazing northern friends. I will be responding soon OR will be traveling to your house to see you and thank you in person! Kind of kidding~but who knows?

what is that saying? oh ya, it's "great minds think alike" - bahahahah! hey, if my mind is even 1/4 of your great mind then i must be a genious! i will run over and read your re-post but i probably already can guess what it says - something like -

"i love Bill. i love Bill. Bill is wonderful. i love Bill so much. Bill is gorgeous and such a good father. i love Bill. i love Bill."

bahahahahahahahahahah! i bet that's what it says doesn't it?!?!?!?

you are as fruity as i am about being in love with your husband - and i love it!

the card was sent because i wanted you to know that no matter what, we are always grateful for your years of friendship. and we always keep the DN crew in our prayers.

oh stop kidding! i would just die if you all came up here. stop that teasing! much love, eh, always to you and yours! xoxo

Sigh...I am that predictable with my cheesy love blather aren't I? I love Bill~fact. I love Bill~true. Bill is wonderful~well almost true. He is uber Wonderful! I love Bill so much~spot on so much. Bill is gorgeous~heck he takes my breath away, so he is awesomely gorgeous! Bill is a good father~well I do choke up as this is the bestest truth of all. I love Bill~sigh, I never tire of saying, typing, spelling, thinking, dreaming, or loving him. I love Bill~yep still sounds perfect!

And you my Kymber bo bymber are correct~you are as sappy as I am. I feel sad for those that don't have this love, as it is possible, but it takes daily work by both parties.

I am seriously planning a northern trip in '15 or '16...seriously. You cannot die if I come, you must wear clothes though...for your cutie its optional(kidding-but I made you laugh out loud reading that!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

Love you Canadian Bravehearts that deal with the sickening cold every flippin' year!!!!!!!!Jen

thanks so much Sci - you bin there right from the beginning of our amazing journey and your friendship has been greatly appreciated throughout! i think you and Mars must "fit" the same way. there is no way on earth that you guys could have done what you have done this past several years if you didn't! so happy belated VD back to you my friend! xoxo

ack Gurlie - yer always late and a dollar short but i don't care - i love you anyway - bahahahah! a happy belated valentine's back to you and Senior - and a happy birthday, although that i got in time. i hope that you guys are having the best birthday weekend of your life up at the estate and i can't wait to hear about it. much love eh Gurlie! xoxox

ahhh Russell, my good buddy. there's a lot of things that i really like about you, but my favourite thing, if i had to choose only one, would have to be your sunny, loving disposition - bahahahahah! ya nutter!

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we are jambaloney and kymber. here's a pic of us below...we look very happy and content. it's because we really are!

About jambaloney

(he's only 23 in this pic...he has 20+years of additional muscle now...if you can believe it!)

kymber here and talking about jambaloney.

i've always called him my angel. my rock. my best half. the best part of what i have always wanted to become.

he has a soul as big as the biggest mountain, he is strong, he is in incredible physical condition, he is 51 and yet most people think he is under 40. he is humble and modest, charming, gorgeous and will help anyone with anything at anytime. he never grumbles and only every now and again complains or is a tiny bit cranky (nothing that a hug can't fix!). he can cut both sides out of 70 tires in minutes, build raised beds from scrap wood that he drags out of the forest, weedwhack 800ft of our road down to the river, and haul more wheelbarrows of dirt, mulch, rocks and seaweed than is probably medically-advised. he's learned how to braid, make bread and no one makes better rice - not even the chinese. he supports my every, crazy endevour. he went 44 years without a driver's license and got his license after being trained by my crazily-wonderful french canadian friend in 2 weeks. she never stopped talking the whole time. in french.

he has biked everywhere his entire life, at one job he biked 24km EACH WAY. that's to and from! 24km to work AND 24km from work! oh and just accidentally has an honours degree in philosophy.

i believe that he is Our Lord's most beautiful and perfect creation. but i might be biased. he can very accurately shoot a ben pearson cougar re-curve from both the left and right. and his aim is dead on.

he is bow-legged and only 5'7", but has the most incredible eyes. and a tiny mole on his upper lip. he writes the most romantic "insta-poems". he tells me he loves me several times a day. he calls me "babe" and "honey". and he means it.he loves hot sauce and spicey things like cayenne and banana peppers, he buys (or now picks) me flowers, he left a lucrative, high-paying IT job and his family to follow me here to this remote little island. he builds me shelves and washes all of our laundry with me by hand.

oh and he was baptized Anglican. and was an alter boy. sheesh. somehow, through my intervention, i am turning him into a pagan-christian-fundamentalist-confuscian. look, even i can't figure that out!

the name jambaloney is a nickname that i gave him over 10 years ago. he still uses it. he can be reached at "jambaloney@gmail.com". he loves comments or emails. and he loves me.

if i were given the opportunity to wish one thing for the world - i would wish that every woman on the planet had a jambaloney. i know that i could save the world this way. i have friends who have asked me to clone him. i am trying. believe me, i am trying. one day i will perfect the science involved, and when that happens, i promise all of you a jambaloney.

i love him more than...breathing, lobster, boiled dinner, fresh bread out of the oven, bugging out, singing back up for Madonna (ok...i made that one up!), fresh sheets on the bed, a glass of red wine after a long day, sunflower seeds, lavender, growing my own potatoes, T.S. Eliot, dancing, my babies (who are really just cranky old cats!) and the Bible.

i love him more than i love Framboise Manor. and i really love Framboise Manor.

About kymber

(this pic might seem odd. trust me, it's not. 20 yrs ago kymber went shopping with a girlfriend from the military and bought this dress. then she hooked up with that girlfriend recently. they caught up through email and one day kymberz friend mentioned that specific dress. kymber said she still had it (kymber still has her prom gown for crying out loud!). the friend did not believe it. so we had to take a pic of kymber wearing the 20yr old dress for her friend. kymber always likes to add accessories...and well, we had the bunny ears laying around. ya know, cuz everyone always has pink bunny ears laying around. ok, that's it...i am out of here! jambaloney)

what can i say about kymber?? A LOT!!most of it will have to wait for blog entries ‘cuz i just don’t have enough space here to do her justice…

so i’ll have to do my best… first and foremost, kymber is my partner and i will love her forever. she is the best partner anyone could ever have, i am one lucky guy!! she is 46, she is sweet as can be, smart as a whip, super cute, exceptionally feminine, strong as an ox, honest, kind, empathetic, wise, an amazing dancer, a master wit in speaking and writing….i could go on..i will!

at 5’ 1’’ she packs a wallop – a true force of nature -she is a master gardener and chef and spent 10 years in the Canadian Military – she has done 2 tours of Alert (the north bloody-cold pole). she is a UN-certified Korean linguist and spoils our 2 cats rotten. she also spent 12yrs working in the federal government, as a communications analyst at SolGen (now PSEPC) and Fintrac. she loves nature in the true sense of the phrase..the wildflowers, insects and birds here at framboise manor keep her entranced and captivated for hours.

anyone who is her friend knows that she will stop at nothing to help and heal, dedication and loyalty are an integral part of who she is and she is dead serious about anything she puts her mind to. yet she maintains the most delicate touch and a smile on her face always, never afraid to live and love no matter where and when.

she is the most genuine human being i have ever met! and she has encouraged me to embark on the most crazy and exciting adventure i could imagine… thank you babe - i sooo love you!!!